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- The Senate agreed to the title of the bill.
Protest
Senator Runestad, under his constitutional right of protest (Art. 4, Sec. 18), protested against the passage of Senate Bill No. 161 and moved that the statement he made during the discussion of the bill be printed as his reasons for voting “no.”
The motion prevailed.
Senator Runestad’s statement is as follows:
I rise to give my “no” vote explanation on Senate Bill No. 161, which overall I support. I think it’s a good idea we need more teachers here in Michigan, but I don’t understand the provision that removes references to the time spent engaging with local employers or technical centers as counting toward certification. I have a teaching degree; I went through the whole teaching program and all the teaching classes. A lot of them, frankly, were worthless. My father was a teacher and principal, my mom was a teacher, my sister was a teacher, so I have a lot of experience in this.
One of the things, though, that was not worthless was the time I spent at a technical center in Genesee County. It was spectacular and some of the issues that were raised being in a voc ed or technical program versus a regular school were completely different. There’s enormous value in a teacher spending time in a voc ed center. Most of them have no experience, but the ones who do, I think, add a lot of value. Same thing I’ve heard from a lot of employers that a lot of academics simply have no idea what it’s like in the workplace. They say they have students coming in who are so dysfunctional and they need a lot of emotional support if a counselor or a teacher has experience working in the workplace should be valued. That should be expanding the number of teachers and this provision limits the number of teachers and very valuable teachers, so I will be a “no” vote.
The following bill was read a third time:
Senate Bill No. 162, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1233 (MCL 380.1233), as amended by 2021 PA 149.
The question being on the passage of the bill,
The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Excused
- 0
- Motion text
- The bill was passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Result
- passed
- Vote date
- 2023-04-19
- Vote number
- 122
- Yeas
- 38
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- DeSana Maddock Schmaltz Zorn
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In The Chair: Pohutsky
Pursuant to Joint Rule 20, the full title of the act shall be inserted to read as follows:
“An act to provide a system of public instruction and elementary and secondary schools; to revise, consolidate, and clarify the laws relating to elementary and secondary education; to provide for the organization, regulation, and maintenance of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to prescribe rights, powers, duties, and privileges of schools, school districts, public school academies, intermediate school districts, and other public school entities; to provide for the regulation of school teachers and certain other school employees; to provide for school elections and to prescribe powers and duties with respect thereto; to provide for the levy and collection of taxes; to provide for the borrowing of money and issuance of bonds and other evidences of indebtedness; to establish a fund and provide for expenditures from that fund; to make appropriations for certain purposes; to provide for and prescribe the powers and duties of certain state departments, the state board of education, and certain other boards and officials; to provide for licensure of boarding schools; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal acts and parts of acts,”
The House agreed to the full title.
Rep. Aiyash moved that the bill be given immediate effect.
The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
Senate Bill No. 162, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1233 (MCL 380.1233), as amended by 2021 PA 149.
Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
- Excused
- Not recorded
- Motion text
- Was read a third time and passed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, by yeas and nays, as follows:
- Nays
- 0
- Not voting
- Not recorded
- Result
- passed
- Vote date
- 2023-06-22
- Vote number
- 213
- Yeas
- 109
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- The motion prevailed, 2/3 of the members serving voting therefor.
The Senate agreed to the full title.
The bill was referred to the Secretary for enrollment printing and presentation to the Governor.
Senate Bill No. 162, entitled
A bill to amend 1976 PA 451, entitled “The revised school code,” by amending section 1233 (MCL 380.1233), as amended by 2021 PA 149.
The House of Representatives has substituted (H-1) the bill.
The House of Representatives has passed the bill as substituted (H-1), ordered that it be given immediate effect and pursuant to Joint Rule 20, inserted the full title.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.202, the bill be laid over one day,
Senator Singh moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on concurring in the substitute made to the bill by the House,
The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Excused
- 1
- Motion text
- The substitute was concurred in, a majority of the members serving voting therefor, as follows:
- Nays
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Result
- unknown
- Vote date
- 2023-06-27
- Vote number
- 389
- Yeas
- 37